Marquette Rail May 8th & 9th - My new favorite spot

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Marquette Rail May 8th & 9th - My new favorite spot

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Two days in a row I was able to capitalize on off-schedule Z151s, and in the process find a new favorite spot. On the 8th I was planning on getting a northward shot from the bowl at Maranatha, but when I missed their driveway I ended up in their parking lot...and found the top of the hill to be even better!

So we have Z151-08 at Market, Fuller Jct and Maranatha, and then Z151-09 at Maranatha. On the second day I tried a lower angle...I find it superior to the higher angle which eats tree. Of course this spot has the added benefit of being on the hill, with the EMDs singing that classic song.

Ep. 336: MQT Z151 at Market St, Fuller Jct & Maranatha Hill

Marquette Rail's northbound Z151 heads north out of Grand Rapids, MI on May 8th 2014.

We see the train on CSX rails on the Sunnyside Wye and at Fuller Junction. Then we see the train assaulting the hill out of the Grand River Valley from a perch on the hill at the Maranatha Church.

Consist:
- NREX 5418 [SD40-2]
- MQT 3390 [SD40-2]
- GR 3839 [GP38]
- ISRR 3388 [SD40-2]
- 67 cars [Mixed]
Location/Time:
- CSX GRT Sub, GR, MI, Market St xing, on 5-8-14 at 15:24 EDT
- CSX GRT Sub, GR, MI, Ann St xing, at 15:42 EDT
- MQT GR Sub, Comstock Park, MI, Lamoreaux Dr xing, at 16:05 EDT


Ep. 337: MQT Z151 at the Maranatha Hill

MQT Z151 heads north out of Comstock Park, climbing the hill past the Maranatha Church.

Consist:
- NREX 5418 [SD40-2]
- MQT 3390 [SD40-2]
- GR 3839 [GP38]
- ISRR 3388 [SD40-2]
- 94 cars [Mixed]
Location/Time:
- MQT GR Sub, Comstock Park, MI, Lamoreaux Dr xing, on 5-9-14 at 15:13 EDT

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